American Maps.

The Illustrated London News,
vol. 42,
no. 1182,
p. 23.

January 3, 1863

AMERICAN MAPS.

Series of American Maps, published by Bacon and Co.,
Paternoster-row, 1862:--1. "Army Map of the Seat of War in Virginia,
showing the Battle-fields, Fortifications, &c., on and near the
Potomac River."--This map gives with the greatest clearness all the
physical features and military positions between the Shenandoah River
on the west and Eastern Maryland on the east. Northwards it extends as
far as the Confederates reached in their recent foray into Maryland,
and southward as far as the Rapidan and Fredericksburg. Within these
limits this map leaves nothing to be desired in the minuteness, and at
the same time lucidity, of its topographical details. It is brought
down to Sept. 1, and gives the site of the battle in which General
Kearney was killed. The successive chains of mountains, the rivers,
railroads, and common roads stand out with great distinctness. Of all
military maps of Eastern Virginia which we have seen we prefer this
for reference.--2. "Bacon's New War Map."--This covers a larger field
than No. 1. It includes a portion of Southern Pennsylvania, all
Maryland, Delaware, all Eastern and a part of Western Virginia, and
terminates at the northern boundary of North Carolina. A pink dash
under the names of notorious places materially assists the
investigator in his hunt after localities.--3. "Bacon's Military Map
of America."--This map is a handy map of the United States, British
America, and adjoining portions of Mexico. It extends from ocean to
ocean. Although entitled "military" by virtue of its showing the forts
and fortifications, it is mainly civil in its character. The loyal
Slave States and parts of States and territories are coloured yellow,
interposed between the Free-labour States in green, and the
Confederate States and parts of States in pink.--4. "Bacon's
Steel-plate Map of the American States, showing the railways, forts,
and fortifications." This map terminates about 100 miles west of the
Mississippi. It includes the adjacent part of Canada, and retains this
threefold division as to colour which characterises No. 3.

American Maps, published by W. and A. K. Johnston, Edinburgh,
1862:--1. "Map of the Battle-fields of America, including portions of
Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania." This neat map extends south of
Richmond, James River. A blue line under the names of noted places
aids the eye. Appended to this map is a smaller one of the United and
Confederate States, British America, and part of Mexico. The
Free-labour, Border, and Seceded States are distinguished from each
other by separate colours.--2. "Johnson's map of the United
States."--This map is a converse of the previous one. It consists of
two parts. The larger part gives the United States to 100 miles west
of the Mississippi: the smaller section map is a lucid map of the seat
of war in Eastern Virginia, from Harrisburg and Philadelphia in the
North to below Richmond and Norfolk on the South. The maps of this
series are made to fold conveniently in bookform, or they may be
extended sheetwise.

Colton's Series of Maps. Gun and Co., Craven-street.--"2500 Miles
Around Washington."--At the distance of each 100 miles from the centre
a circle is drawn to enable the inquirer to measure the distance at a
glance. The principal places are indicated by a large dot adjoining
their names. The population of the United States, as they were
according to the three last censuses, is given in tabular form.--"500
Miles Round Cairo, showing the Seat of War in the West."--The same
division by circles is adopted here. Both the maps of this series give
every county and county town in clear type.